"Live like you were dying" .... Have you heard the song? I have been doing a lot of radio station flipping lately and have come across this song a couple of time. A good song and a great concept.
Do you live each day like you are dying? In other words, do you live each day like it was your very last one? No tomorrow to do better and be nicer. No tomorrow to get this and that done. No tomorrow to tell that person you are sorry and how much they mean to you. No tomorrow to get it right with God. You get the point, right?
What would your last day be like? I would hope to have about a couple months to prepare. Most people don't have that luxury. In Tim McGraw's song the dying man decides to be a better husband and friend, took the time to go fishing with his dad, read the Bible, analyzed how he could live a better life, went sky diving, mountain climbing ,and loved deeper and spoke sweeter.
I would be making a lot of phone calls and visits or would it just be easier to write everyone a letter saying goodbye and sharing with them how they inspired my life. Of course there are those special people I would just like to see smile one more time - hug one more time - laugh with one more time.
Yes, I would love to go sky diving and explore Germany and Hawaii. I would walk barefoot on the beach and ski in the mountains one more time. I wouldn't be too busy to play ball with my sons or invite friends over for dinner. I wouldn't waste my time in front of the television. And I wouldn't want to be working because I would be too busy getting everything else accomplished.
I would spend every single priceless last second with my husband, children, and family. And, last but definitely not least, I would want to be in constant communication with God and reading His Word.
So again I ask you, "Do you live each day like you are dying?" Is it really possible? I want to spend all my time with God but what about all the daily life distractions? We can strive to better our relationship with Him each day. Is it realistic to see all the special people from my past one last time before I die? I try to keep in touch with most of them by phone or email and hope that I can see them again one day.
Realistically, I think all we can do is strive each day to be the best we can be to everyone we love and to our neighbors on this earth. I think sometimes we just need a reminder that our lives could end sooner than we think.
What would you do?
4 comments:
I like that song too, Peg. I'm reading Steven Covey's 7 Habits book right now (okay, listening to actually). One thing he said is to picture your own funeral - how do you want to be remembered. In other words, live with the end in mind.
I would do about the same as you except I would spend my time in just Hawaii.
I do think it's a great way to live our lives--not really morbid--just a good concept.
I don't think you did this one from work!?!
Peg,
I like this post. You asked about the picture. I messed with it forever and I think it is hard the way it is set up. What I finally did, thanks to my husband's suggestion, is go into post and put my picture in a blog post (but not publish), then I went to the html code, found the link assigned to my picture, copied it and then went into "edit your profile" and plugged it in there. I hope it works for you!
When I read this post a few days ago something nudged in me, but I don't think I knew why until today. I just blogged about living one day at time . .. kind-a relates to your post . . .
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